PHOTOS: Severe storms bring heavy rain and hail to GTA, Barrie region

Severe thunderstorms began tracking across southern Ontario on Saturday afternoon and many took to social media to share their photos of the thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and hail.

A trough, the Niagara Escarpment, and a lake-breeze from Lake Ontario contributed to the severity of these storms that brought significant impacts to the Lake Simcoe area, Etobicoke, and downtown Toronto.

See below for images of this powerful weekend storm.

Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Submitted by Crystal Wallace

Hawkestone, Ontario. Submitted by Stephanie Graham

Damage to the roof of a sun shelter during the storm in Oro Station, Ontario. Submitted by John Triemstra